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Byline: JAMES MIRTLE BRUINS 5, MAPLE LEAFS 4 TORONTO -- The Boston Bruins bloodied them on the ice. They beat them on the scoreboard - albeit by a nose. And [...]

Byline: James Mirtle and Paul Waldie HOCKEY / NHL DAVID STECKEL MACHINATIONS OF THE DEAL 'I didn't find out until about 3:30 and the trade deadline ended at 3 p.m., [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLEHOCKEY / FLYERSPHILADELPHIA -- They arrive an hour, maybe two, ahead of game time, destined for the great big parking lot at the south end of Broad Street [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLECANADIENS-MAPLE LEAFSTORONTO -- Four years after he was traded away, Mikhail Grabovski still relishes the chance to play against the Montreal Canadiens.The Toronto Maple Leafs centre held court [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLEHOCKEY / FLYERS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3PHILADELPHIA -- The one odd sequence seemed to set the game's tone.Immediately after whacking in the night's first goal, the Philadelphia Flyers [...]

Byline: James Mirtle Toronto -- The Edmonton Oilers received bad news on the injury front Monday, as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins left in the third period of a 6-3 loss to the [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / PENGUINS 5, MAPLE LEAFS 4 (SO) PITTSBURGH -- Even Mario Lemieux was impressed. The Pittsburgh Penguins owner had a big smile on his face as [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE THE GAME CHANGER PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby skated, but he didn't talk. His coach talked, but he didn't say much. Welcome to life in Pittsburgh these days, [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE MAPLE LEAFS PITTSBURGH -- It's a number that speaks volumes when it comes to where the Toronto Maple Leafs are this season compared to last. Twelve. Twelve [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / MAPLE LEAFS TORONTO -- One game, their names were the subject of trade rumours and trending on Twitter. The next, they played a key role [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE MAKEOVER TORONTO -- These are not the New York Rangers you used to know. Gone are the abysmal free-agent signings. Gone, too, are the years with sky-high [...]

Byline: James Mirtle; Reuters MAPLE LEAFS Toronto -- With trade rumours swirling around defenceman Luke Schenn, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke met with the media on Friday in [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE MAPLE LEAFS 2, SABRES 0 TORONTO -- In what's been a long, hard road of a season for Nikolai Kulemin, the Toronto Maple Leafs winger hopes this [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / MAPLE LEAFS David Quinn can't help but chuckle when he pictures Phil Kessel in Toronto. Bright lights. Plenty of cameras. And all those questions coming [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / MAPLE LEAFS 4, STARS 3 (SHOOTOUT) DALLAS -- With bad ice and few great chances, this one was hardly a work of art. But the [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE and DAVID EBNER NHL SATURDAY / OWNERSHIP DALLAS and VANCOUVER -- Only two hours before Tom Gaglardi was to be officially introduced as the new owner of [...]

Byline: James Mirtle Dallas -- Toronto Maple Leafs starting netminder James Reimer was on the ice for his first full practice in a month in Dallas on Thursday, taking shots [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / NHL TORONTO -- Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson is back to his regular old ornery self. And looking at his roster these days, it's [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / MAPLE LEAFS TORONTO -- The Toronto Maple Leafs lineup will be looking a little bit thin on Thursday night in Nashville. And it's safe to [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / COYOTES 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2 (SO) TORONTO -- So the Toronto Maple Leafs' slump deepens. Even if, this time, they nearly pulled out a dramatic, [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE PANTHERS 5, LEAFS 1 TORONTO -- The Monster was certainly scary on Tuesday night. Problem was he was only terrifying his own team. Toronto Maple Leafs netminder [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE MAPLE LEAFS 4, RANGERS 2 NEW YORK -- On paper, it was about as big a mismatch as there is in the NHL. In one goal, the [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE FLYERS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 2 PHILADELPHIA -- One high stick took Chris Pronger out of the game. The others made sure the Toronto Maple Leafs couldn't stay [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / NHL TORONTO -- Everyone in the building knew it was coming. Jean-Sébastien Giguère talked openly about being ready for it before the game. Phil Kessel's [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / AVALANCHE 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2 (OT) TORONTO -- The goals kept coming for Phil Kessel, but even his sixth of the season wasn't enough for [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / MAPLE LEAFS TORONTO -- Give a hockey team enough time off, and strange things start happening. For the Toronto Maple Leafs, their week-long wait between [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE MAPLE LEAFS TRENTON, ONT. -- It was a field trip that held different meaning for everyone. Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson saw it as an excellent [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE MAPLE LEAFS TRENTON, ONT. -- Ask the players, and they'll grumble about taking one for the team. Ask the head coach, and he's happy to finally have [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE NHL / EASTERN CONFERENCE TORONTO -- One of the youngest teams in the NHL got a little younger in time for opening night. Two rookies were named [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / MAPLE LEAFS TORONTO -- With the entire team watching on, Toronto Maple Leafs assistant coach Greg Cronin barked out a few set plays in a [...]

Byline: James Mirtle The Leafs made their first cuts of training camp on Wednesday as they dropped their training camp roster by 23 players, down to 47. Ten players were [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / MAPLE LEAFS TORONTO -- It was almost exactly a year ago, in preseason, when a young goaltender came in, played parts of two games and, [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / MAPLE LEAFS TORONTO -- It always appeared to be one of Brian Burke's core tenets, right up there with his love of fights, obscure words [...]

Byline: James Mirtle HOCKEY / MAPLE LEAFS 1. Nazem Kadri vs. Matt Frattin: Leafs head coach Ron Wilson had already set out the likely top six forwards before camp started, [...]

Byline: Sean Gordon, James Mirtle and Roy MacGregor THE LOOKAHEAD: SEPT. 12 - 18 / HOCKEY / NHL MONTREAL CANADIENS TOP STORY Jaro who? Carey Price made fans forget Jaroslav [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / MAPLE LEAFS MILTON, ONT. -- At first glance, the scene involved more than a little déjà vu. Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, standing [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE NUTRITION Philadelphia Flyers prospect Brayden Schenn was standing in his local grocery store recently, uncertain of what he could buy to fit in with his radical new [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / NHL TORONTO -- This is life after hockey for Jeremy Roenick. A swanky downtown night spot. Mugging for the cameras. Offering an opinion on something, [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / NHL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAMP TORONTO -- More goals. Fewer shootouts. That seemed to be the underlying theme of Day 1 at the NHL's research [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / NHL TORONTO -- Rick Rypien was never drafted into the WHL, but he became a charismatic captain of the Regina Pats, scoring his only hat [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY Former Vancouver Canucks tough guy Rick Rypien was found dead by a family member on Monday in Crowsnest Pass, Alta. Rypien, who signed with the Winnipeg [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / ISLANDERS Woe are the New York Islanders. After losing game after game, season after season on the ice, the Isles lost big off it on [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / NHL TORONTO -- He's been a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs for less than two weeks, and has yet to take the ice, but [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / NHL The pickings were slim when NHL free agency opened on July 1, yet somehow teams signed 95 unrestricted free agents and spent a whopping [...]

Byline: James Mirtle The Toronto Maple Leafs signed free agent Philippe Dupuis on Wednesday afternoon, giving the former Colorado Avalanche centre a one-year, two-way deal for $650,000 (U.S.). Dupuis, 26, [...]

Byline: James Mirtle STANLEY CUP FINAL / CANUCKS 1, BRUINS 0 (VANCOUVER LEADS SERIES 3-2) The goal Third-liner Maxim Lapierre emerged as the Canucks' unlikely hero, batting in a puck [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / SEA DOGS 3, MAJORS 1 MISSISSAUGA -- The Saint John Sea Dogs have made history. And the most remarkable part is they could well have [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / MASTERCARD MEMORIAL CUP MISSISSAUGA -- As far as junior hockey coaches go, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors bench boss Dave Cameron has a wee bit of [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / MEMORIAL CUP MISSISSAUGA -- Wally Stanowski's first appearance at the Memorial Cup began with a bribe. The high-flying, 18-year-old defenceman was one of the stars [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE HOCKEY / MEMORIAL CUP MISSISSAUGA -- It can often be hard to gain respect as the host team in the Mastercard Memorial Cup, with an entry guaranteed [...]